38
struggle(noun, verb, support, action, trouble)
34
fight(noun, verb, support, action, take)
25
battle(noun, verb, action, trouble, work)
25
match(noun, verb, performance, event, oppose)
22
dispute(noun, verb, support, action, take)
21
combat(noun, verb, support, action, trouble)
21
competition(noun, performance, action, trouble, fight)
21
conflict(noun, verb, action, trouble, work)
18
contend(verb, work, meet, attack, consider)
17
encounter(noun, verb, action, work, meet)
16
contention(noun, action, trouble, event, fight)
16
debate(noun, verb, run, oppose, settle)
16
challenge(noun, verb, support, take, meet)
16
rivalry(noun, action, trouble, event, fight)
16
tournament(noun, performance, meet, attack, event)
16
war(noun, verb, action, meet, oppose)
15
engagement(noun, action, event, fight, dispute)
15
meet(noun, verb, performance, attack, oppose)
15
oppose(verb, support, take, force, meet)
15
quarrel(noun, verb, action, trouble, oppose)
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